South Korea's Para ice hockey star Jung Seung-hwan is switching to Nordic skiing after helping his country win a bronze medal at this year's Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, it has been revealed.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director Tom Virgets has threatened the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with legal action at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) because of an ongoing compliance dispute between the two organisations.
Miraitowa and Someity have been unveiled as the names of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots respectively as the two characters made their official debut at a launch event today.
esports in its current form is not suitable for the Olympic Games because "entry level gaming" is not active enough, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission member and BMX rider Sarah Walker.
Toyota and Rio Uruguay Seguros have signed partnership deals with Buenos Aires 2018 to back the Youth Olympic flame’s 14,000-kilometres journey throughout Argentina.
Francesco Molinari has become the first Italian to win a major golf championship after winning The Open at Carnoustie with a score of eight-under-par.
London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Kim Jung-hwan secured his first individual title as he claimed men's sabre gold at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
South Korea’s Jang Woojin has made history by becoming the first player to win three different titles at the same International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Platinum World Tour Event.
Denmark’s Magnus Cort sprinted away from two rivals to earn a maiden Tour de France stage victory in Carcassonne.
The Netherlands made an impressive start to the defence of their title as they thrashed South Korea at the Women's Hockey World Cup in London.
Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands produced a momentous final flourish to two days of action at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in London as she won the women’s mile in 4min 14.71sec – the third fastest time ever run.
South Korea's Lee Eun-gyeong beat home favourite Lisa Unruh in the women's recurve final to earn her first individual Archery World Cup title in Berlin.
Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen is hoping his victory at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Singapore Open can lay a platform for success at the World Championships after he wrapped up the men's singles title today.
France’s Valentin Prades denied the host nation gold in the men’s competition as the European Modern Pentathlon Championships concluded in Székesfehérvár.
Anders Berntsen Mol and Christian Sandlie Sørum of Norway continued their rapid rise towards the top of their sport as they clinched the European Volleyball Championships title in The Hague.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Japan will this week mark the important milestone of two years until the start of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with a series of special events. Michael Pavitt takes a look behind the scenes to see how preparations are progressing
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